Physical training equipment

Abstract

A weight is disclosed for use in performing physical training exercises. The weight comprising an elongate cylindrical flexible-walled bag filled with a flowable solid and having at least axially spaced two handles projecting from the cylindrical surface of the bag. The packing density of the flowable solid within the bag is such that the maximum sag at the center of the bag when it is supported by its ends does not exceed 5% of the length of the bag.

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       11 . A weight for use in performing physical training exercises, comprising an elongate cylindrical flexible-walled bendable bag filled with a flowable solid and having at least two handles that are flexibly attached to the bag and project from the cylindrical surface of the bag at points that are axially spaced from one another, characterised in that the packing density of the flowable solid within the bag is such that the maximum sag at the centre of the bag when it is supported by its ends does not exceed 5% of the length of the bag:  
   
   
       12 . A weight as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the flowable solid is sand.  
   
   
       13 . A weight as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the flowable solid comprises rounded particles having a diameter in the range from 1 mm to 5 mm.  
   
   
       14 . A weight as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the bag is padded.  
   
   
       15 . A weight as claimed in  claim 11 , having two handles that extend either parallel to the axis of the bag.  
   
   
       16 . A weight as claimed in  claim 11 , having two handles that extend circumferentially.  
   
   
       17 . A weight as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the handles form part of a continuous web that passes round the entire circumference of the bag.  
   
   
       18 . A weight as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the bag has an outer skin and a separate inner skin.  
   
   
       19 . A weight as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the outer skin is formed of a plastics material.  
   
   
       20 . A weight as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the bag is formed with a resealable opening to enable the bag to be emptied and refilled with the flowable solid.